Cold weather is on its way. For food facilities, that means more rodents and critters are seeking easy access to food and warmer temperatures, two things many plants can provide. But your plant doesn’t have to become a hotel for unwanted guests. To mitigate the threat of rodents and bolster food safety, pest management company McCloud Services compiled a list of steps to take to keep them out of food plants this fall and winter.
“In food facilities, higher rodent activity can occur during the fall and winter months, especially when a facility is located in an agricultural area,” says Patricia Hottel, technical director of McCloud. “The availability of food, water and shelter should be minimized inside and outside the facility.”